110lb anvil7/27/2023 The rebound is EXCELLENT!!! 90% or more with a 7/8" ball bearing at 10 inches. We will see when I get a chance to blow then out and clean them up.Īll of these things are me picking it apart. Not sure how rough they are but they are definitely dirty. The way it is now will leave marks in the workpiece when drifting holes. There is a drop from the face to the horn where it would be nice to have it flush. The transition from theface to the horn could have been done a lot better. The paint itself seems very cheap and flakes away fairly easy after it has started to. Not sure why but there is no start and stop marks from the grinder so whoever was running the grinder knows what they are doing. The face of the anvil has 2 very small inclusions or pits and it appears that someone took a grinder with a flap disk to it. And the it is nor conical like the picture suggests. The horn is very rough and you can see some grind lines through the paint. Lets start with the quality of the finish. I have other anvils that are good quality so I didn't really need this one. So I decided to buy the princess auto 110# anvil the other day for the sole purpose of doing a review on it. I was passing through and happened to be going by one so I didn't have to pay shipping. Shipping to my address in Michigan would have been $132 not sure if that's Canadian or USD. On the website it was listed at $329 Canadian but with exchange rate I got it for $286 USD including tax. Any questions feel free to ask.I'm going to start with the price point. Overall I really like this anvil and Would definitely recomend it I f you are in the market for a new anvil and thinking of getting one of these, Kanka clearly takes pride in their products and I'm sure this will last a lifetime and more. This one is fairly hard faced, I tested it using Rockwell test files and it's between 50-58 on the working surface though it will still dent slightly from a missed hammer strike, The rebound if fair for it's size as well. I wish I would have ordered the larger version of this anvil now (165 pounds) but this size is sufficient for most small shop work and I've seen a few full time smiths who had similar weight anvils for their main anvil so I'm sure the 110 pound will work for most shops.įor it's weight the face is wider than most others of similar weight and English patterned, I actually prefer the German patterned anvils after using one for a while and when I buy a larger one in the future I will definitely be getting a German pattern again.my next one will be a Refflinghaus around 200 pounds or more I worked on 3 different Refflinghaus anvils and they are worth the cost ( about double what this anvil costs). The anvil has a pretty nice ring that is really easily quieted with a magnet on the horn, it comes with a thick coating of clear-cote to keep it from rusting and some thick black paint covering everything but the face. The shapes are very smooth and evenly machined, I kinda wish the horn was a little longer but it works just fine for everything I've used it for so far. This anvil is two pieces it has a welded base I assume both parts are drop forged, would be cool if it was a single piece forging but the weld line is barely noticeable and very well done. The machining is very good, very even and flat face, the forging is very accurate and smooth. First off the price is pretty good for what you get. Overall I'm very pleased with this anvil, It's a lot more squat than most English pattern anvils but I like that about it and two horns are better than one IMO. For those interested in this anvil, I bought one but there is a real lack of reviews on it on the net so Hopefully this will help you make up your mind whether to purchase one for your shop.
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